In the twilight of Jim Crow: African American literature, totalitarianism, and the Cold War
by Rasberry, Gary Vaughn, Ii., Ph.D., THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 2009, 225 pages; 3369502

Abstract:

In the Twilight of Jim Crow examines how African American literary production of the post-Second World War era advances an ambitious critique of totalitarianism and Cold War ideological currents through the lens of racial and colonial violence. Focusing primarily on the work of W. E. B. Du Bois, Richard Wright, Ann Petry, Gwendolyn Brooks, and James Baldwin, this dissertation provides a novel, interdisciplinary account of a neglected period in African American cultural history. By excavating this important story, the project aims both to critique historiography of the twentieth century and to revise the Cold War--and contemporary--discourse of "totalitarianism."

 
AdvisersKenneth Warren; Lauren Berlant
SchoolTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
SourceDAI/A 70-08, p. , Sep 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsAfrican American studies; Black studies; American literature
Publication Number3369502
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